Where does “grensesnitt” come from?

grensesnitt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk grense, from German Grenze, from Middle High German grenize, from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca — border, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas.

grensesnitt (Norwegian Nynorsk): an interface

Definitions

  1. an interface

Ancestry of “grensesnitt”, step by step

grensesnitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk grense

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrensea border; a boundary; a limit
2GermanGrenzeborder; limit; frontier
3Middle High Germangrenizeborder; frontier
4Old Polishgranicaborder
5Proto-Slavicgrani̋caborder, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas

via Norwegian Nynorsk snitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksnitt—
Every word from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca →Every word from Old Polish granica →Every word from Middle High German grenize →